Making my Christmas cards, the glue decided to play up. It stuck to everything it could grab hold of and yes, you guessed it, refused to stick down the things I wanted it to.
There were bits of card here, a little glitter there and nothing completely finished. When I used the liquid stuff, I got more than I bargained for. Fluff caught around the ragged edges of card, adding an untidy look. By the end of ten cards I walked away, the joy of making them that day was gone.
I was reminded of my ms and writing projects, as I was peeling off card from the bottom of my shoe.
I have notes here and there, good ones with a little glitter to make them shine. I have grammar issues that will not leave, they remain stuck to my work. They should not be there but they are, I erase them; only for them to return in another paragraph. As quickly as I peel them away, they return time and time again.
Little dobs of punctuation run amok amongst the pages, sticking to the end of sentences where they are not needed. Descriptive words are fluff around the edges, they are there trying to make a piece of writing, bigger than it really is.
There are words that do not belong, they do not stick down to a sentence or paragraph. When they are peeled away, there is a gap, a dirty mark. Time to walk away, to forget about trying to stick it all together and make do.
This is the time to redesign the picture, to change the colour scheme and time to buy a different brand of glue. A time to rethink the characters, their background and to look at the ms as a new project. So I did just that.
The new glue was wonderful. I added sparkling gems, ribbon and bold banners. The cards were place into envelopes and sent to the appropriate recipients. They will open them and either love the contents or they will simply put it to one side.
What they won't know is how much glue I used to get them all looking the way I wanted.
I will use more than another person but the end result will be the same. I will finish and send what I consider my best work. The same will happen (eventually), with my ms.
5 Comments:
Hopefully all recipients will realize how much love their card was made with. xxxxxxxx
Good analogy to the struggles of writing, Glynis
Your creations are filled with love and such vibrant energy. Nobody really knows (except kindred creatives) just how much effort goes into the work. I'm sure your cards and your writing will be so greatly appreciated. x
I'm too lazy. Ordered everything for my grandkids over the net. But then again, they live in Australia. So all the sparkle would have fallen off my glue in mid Indian Ocean.
Actually,good post. thx
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